Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-07-28

lars, or such smaller amount as may
be fixed as the Communication fee BY
the Board of Commissioners.
SS1. Each road overseer must, with
in twenty days after being notified OF
his appointment and qualification, de-
liver to the Clerk of the Board OF
Commissioners q list of the inhabi-
tants of his district liable for the road
poll tax therein. This list must be
laid before the Board of Commits
sioners at their first meeting held
thereafter. Es
S82. The Board of Commissioners
must each year, at the meeting at
which they are required to levy the
property tax for county purposes,
estimate the probable amount of
property tax for highway purposes
which may be necessary for the en-
suing year over and above the road
poll tax, and must regulate and fix
the amount of property highway tax
and levy the same thereby; and, at
the same time, the Board of Commits
sioners must fix the Communication
fee for the road poll tax to an
amount not exceeding four dollars.
1888. At the time of fixing the com
mutation fee the Board of Commits
sioners must provide proper blank
road poll tax receipts, to be signed
by the Clerk of the Board; and must
deliver to each road overseer a num-
Der to each equal to the number of
Inhabitants of their respective dis
tricts liable for road poll tax, take
receipt therefor, and charge the road
overseer receiving the same there
with; but credit must be given to
each road overseer for all unsold
blank road poll tax receipts returned
to the Clerk Of the Board Of Com
missioners.
SS4. The road overseers must make
out lists of the inhabitants of the
road districts liable for road poll
tax and require of each the perform
ance of the labor or payment of the
communication fee fixed by the Board
of Commissioners, and apply such
labor and communication money in the
opening, maintenance and repair of
the highways and adjuncts in their
respective road districts.
8S5. The overseers must from time
to time add to the lists the names of
persons liable for road poll tax, who
were omitted, or who bave become
Inhabitants of his district since the
original list was made, and enforce
the road poll tax or collect the COM
mutation fee therefor, and apply the
same as hereinbefore provided.
ss6. The annual property tax for
road purposes must be levied by the
Board of Commissioners at their ses
sion when the tax is by them levied
for county purposes, and must not
be less than ten nor exceed sixty
cents on each one hundred dollars
in value Of taxable property. This
property road tax, when levied, must
be annually assessed and collected
by the same officers and in the same
manner as other Territorial and coun
ty taxes are levied, assessed and col
lected, and turned over to the Couh
ty Treasurer for the use of the road
districts from which it is respectively
collected.
Ss7. Each Incorporated city in
this Territory constitutes a separate
road district, under this title, and
the City Council of each city, as far
as relates to their city, has the pow
ers conferred, and must perform the
duties imposed upon the Board of
County Commissioners of their re-
spective counties by this Chapter.
Each City Council must appoint
road overseer, who must, wi, hin such
city have the powers conferred, and
perform the duties imposed by this
Chapter upon road overseers; and
the City Council may remove the
overseer or may require a bond or
settlement from him at any time,
and must fill any vacancy in such
office; and may regulate the length,
grade and size of bridges, cause
ways and culverts; may provide for
the construction and maintenance of
sewers, sidewalks, and street cross
lngs, and the grade and construction